November 9, 2024
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Opportunity
The health and biomedical research workforce will become truly diversified when socioeconomic barriers are overcome, allowing individuals from all backgrounds to become members and leaders of their fields. Focused opportunities must be provided for individuals from low-income and educationally under-resourced backgrounds, and the major goal is to ensure that individuals with interest and passion also have the skills, accomplishments, network, and support system required to succeed at each level of training. We strive to provide these opportunities through our Johns Hopkins Initiative for Careers in Science and Medicine (CSM). Please note that all eligible students interested in careers in public health, science, and medicine are encouraged to apply. In accordance with applicable law, race, ethnicity, and other legally protected characteristics will not be considered in the selection process.
To date, the CSM Initiative has served over 750 scholars. This includes 275 5th Graders (one-week science camp), 264 high schoolers (8-week summer internships with academic fortification), 146 undergraduates (10-week summer internships), and 66 post-baccalaureates (up to two-year mentored research-intensive training). At least 94% of our high school scholars have matriculated into 4-year college programs and 79% have chosen STEMM majors. For our SARE program, at least 74% have graduated college by 4 years post-high school graduation. This compares quite favorably to the national college completion rate of just 14% overall for students from this same socioeconomic background. For our postbaccalaureate scholars, 78% have been accepted into MD, MD/PhD, and PhD programs at a variety of institutions, including Hopkins, Stanford, Albert Einstein, Vanderbilt, Brown, Baylor, among many others. 13% have completed or are working towards their MS degree. 17% became research scientists, and 3% joined Teach for America to teach biology to high school students.
The CSM Initiative has been funded, in part, by a Health Careers Opportunity Program grant (non-renewable) through the Health Resources and Services Administration. We also receive support from the Thomas Wilson Foundation, United Way of Central Maryland, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Camden Partners, Warnock Foundation, Brancati Center, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Toffler Family Charitable Trust, Bearman Foundation, Spudich Family, Joyce A. Robinson Living Trust, and the Burroughs Wellcome Fund. If you are interested in helping support the Johns Hopkins Initiative for Careers in Science and Medicine, please contact Doug Robinson (dnr@jhmi.edu), Sarah Farrell, Director of Development (sfarrell@jhmi.edu), or Andrew Rohleder (arohled1@jh.edu), Associate Director of Development, Institute for Basic Biomedical Sciences.
